H.R. 5041 · 115th Congress
Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Tim Walberg
- Introduced
- 2018-02-15
- Latest action
- 2018-06-13 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a hospice employee to handle lawfully dispensed controlled substances of a deceased hospice patient to assist with disposal of the controlled substances, so long as such disposal occurs onsite in accordance with applicable law.